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Hiram V. Short
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Lieutenant

Hiram V. Short

Colorado State Patrol — Lakewood, CO
Felonious
United States flag Colorado flag
End of Watch July 12, 1961
Tour of Duty 15 yrs
The Vigil Panel 212 · Column 3 · Line 9 ›
Gender Male
Incident Media Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Department 29

Incident

Lieutenant Hiram Short was shot and killed while responding to an assistance call from a state wildlife officer on Route 40, near Kremmling, Colorado. When Lieutenant Short arrived on the scene the suspect pulled out a handgun and opened fire, killing Lieutenant Short and wounding two other officers who were on the scene. The suspect later shot and killed Deputy John Clark, of the Eagle County Sheriff's Office, during a foot pursuit. The suspect was apprehended hiding in sage brush near railroad tracks, and was sentenced to death. The suspect's sentence was later commuted to life. He died in prison in 1999. Lieutenant Short had served with the Colorado State Patrol for 15 years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Lieutenant Short gave the Colorado State Patrol 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Colorado. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Short.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Colorado State Patrol
Type Highway Patrol
Location Lakewood, CO
Platform Identity chp.co.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 12, 1961
Tour of Duty 15 yrs
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Hiram is one of 15,742 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1961, 69 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 104th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Hiram had served 15 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

July holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Wednesdays: 12.9%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 23.4% of these deaths.

Every cause
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His people

Colorado State Patrol has 30 officers remembered here, Hiram among them.

Across the years
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Where

Lieutenant Hiram V. Short

Colorado State Patrol · End of Watch July 12, 1961

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 14-E

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